The old capital – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
From Bucharest we zipped by empty green fields, which would have been invaded by sunflowers with their heads turned to face the sky had we visited in Spring, and headed […]
From Bucharest we zipped by empty green fields, which would have been invaded by sunflowers with their heads turned to face the sky had we visited in Spring, and headed […]
For a little bit of German in the Carpathians, we spent the night in Brasov after visiting Bran and Peles Castle. On our way down to the city center, just […]
Although we didn’t interview the vampire (was filmed here), we learned five non spooky facts: Vlad the Impalor, the Prince of Wallachia, who Dracula was named after didn’t live in […]
From Bucharest, we headed towards the Carpathians, Europe’s second longest mountain range covered in blankets of snow on a totally off-season quest, away from selfie-taking tourists. We briefly stopped by […]
We hit the dirt track and headed down south to the Chilean Border. Another hundred miles driving through barren landscapes that sporadically gave way to fascinating geological features. We crisscrossed […]
Today was all about Salar de Uyuni. At 3,600m above sea level, the vast expanse was actually Lake Minchin 40,000 years ago . After thousands of years, it naturally metamorphosed […]
Even a non-geologist like me could tell you that Bolivia’s south is full full and full of mineral deposits. Got lithium? Phone’s dead? From Chile’s Atacama Desert, we crossed the […]
After the sun sets, the city begins its stage. View from my friend’s balcony.
I’m no Arab history buff (shame on me), but Jordan’s got some history on it in every possible way. Sometime around this time in 2009, me and a couple of […]
In the past few weeks, we have been up around 6am (on average) almost everyday to either catch a flight or drive hundreds of kilometers away. So, on this day, […]